Operational Systems for Emergency Preparedness and Response

Operational systems predict the consequences of atmospheric releases of hazardous materials for real-time emergency response, pre-event planning, and post-incident assessment. Such systems provide
federal, state, and local agencies, emergency planners and responders, public health officials, military personnel, and other users with critical information on which to base life-and-death decisions on safe zones for siting of incident command posts, sheltering-in-place or evacuation advisories, the need
for protective equipment, and the utilization of hospital and health care resources.

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Date Of Record Release

2009-06-11 17:27:09

Alternate Title

Symposium on Planning, Nowcasting, and Forecasting in the Urban Zone: Emergency Response

Description

Operational systems predict the consequences of atmospheric releases of hazardous materials for real-time emergency response, pre-event planning, and post-incident assessment. Such systems provide
federal, state, and local agencies, emergency planners and responders, public health officials, military personnel, and other users with critical information on which to base life-and-death decisions on safe zones for siting of incident command posts, sheltering-in-place or evacuation advisories, the need
for protective equipment, and the utilization of hospital and health care resources.

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